Welcome to HeinrichsJewellery

"Heinrichs Jewellery has a policy of only purchasing conflict free diamonds,"

Kent Heinrichs

Diamond Buyer

What is a conflict diamond?

"Conflict diamonds are diamonds that originate from areas controlled by forces or factions opposed to legitimate and internationally recognized governments, and are used to fund military action in opposition to those governments, or in contravention of the decisions of the Security Council."

United Nations

What is the Kimberley Process?

The Kimberley process started when Southern African diamond-producing states met in Kimberley, South Africa, in May 2000, to discuss ways to stop the trade in ‘conflict diamonds’ and ensure that diamond purchases were not funding violence.
In December 2000, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a landmark resolution supporting the creation of an international certification scheme for rough diamonds. By November 2002, negotiations between governments, the international diamond industry (World Diamond Council) and civil society organizations (Global Witness & Partnership-Africa Canada) resulted in the creation of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS). The KPCS document sets out the requirements for controlling rough diamond production and trade. The KPCS entered into force in 2003, when participating countries started to implement its rules.

KimberleyProcess.com

debeersgroup.com

The United Nations backed Kimberley Process has virtually eliminated the trade in conflict diamonds.

Today, over 99% of the world's supply of diamonds is from sources free of conflict.

DiamondFacts.org